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Page 4 The Panther January, February, 1947 FLYING HI WITH BLYE f THE VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM 1946-47 The Panthers are on the march again with victories over Tuskegee, Morehouse, Morris Brown and Xavier. If they can defeat Florida and Ala bama State, the cry will be “Clark Again” the SIAC champions. The preliminary games produced more thrills than students anticipated at the beginning of the season. The Omega vs Alpha and Gammon men vs Pfieffer men games were really thrillers. If the formation of a preliminary game committee could be put into ef fect, there would be no conflicts as to the teams that are to play in the preliminary games. Officials should be carefully selected on the basis of their knowledge of the rules. There’s a strong rumor in motion giving Clark a championship baseball team this spring. In the Tuskegee-Clark game, Paul Sweeney really earned his title of “Yankee Flash”—Paul played a nice game. OHIO CLUB PRESENTS J. R. COTTIN (Continued from Page One) varied sources. He went into German and French Switzerland, England, and Belgium to make comparative studies of attitudes and reactions. He attended a conference at Geneva, Switzerland, and gained impressions of European students and an idea of the new conception of the American Negro in Europe since the war. Mr. Cottin emphasized the impor tance of our understanding the cul ture, thought and philosophy of Eu rope since all western culture is based on European culture. All our thought and philosophy, he said, are based on Greco-Christian thought and thought systems. He then proceeded to interpret and contrast mental and spiritual states among Europeans. The French, he feels, are pessimistic. They feel de feat. They complain of decadence. They plan to rebuild materially, in tellectually and morally but in an un hurried fashion; haste is not impor tant to the French. The English, he feels, are stronger, less prone to pes simism, more inclined to make the best of a bad situation. Their rebuild ing is faster. The French students, he revealed have attitudes toward us. They believe us to be generally ma terialists and a lazy people. Their concern is with the problem—intellect vs. machine. They are as concerned about our future as with theirs. Mr. Cottin feels that there is a spiritual dissatisfaction and unrest. The French who so long looked to the Church have lost to a large extent faith and confidence in the Roman Catholic Church since it has not been able to maintain peace and because it seemingly has done more to disturb than to help. A resultant movement and an indication of their intention to rebuild from the bottom up is a youth movement under the guidance of the Boy Scouts, since they feel that for France to rebuild, it must begin with the youth. Mr. Cottin fears that such an organization as he saw it at work may lead to a dangerous over-em phasis on nationalism. He does point out, however, that as all French edu cation the emphasis is on the forma tion of L’esprit—the inner man. Mr. Cottin’s comments on the Ge neva conference of intellectuals of Europe to discuss present situations and the future were also revealing. It was significant, he felt, that Russia refused to accept an invitation. Most of the delegates he found were pessi mistic except the English delegate who struck the only note of hope at the conference. The last of the points touched upon by Mr. Cottin was the new connec tion of the American Negro in France and in Europe. Whereas in France 20 years ago, Frenchmen of color shunned American Negroes, they now want to know more about them and are interested as all of Europe is. He pointed out that color in Europe is, Billie Barnes dropped thirteen points through the hoops in the first half in Clark’s 36-30 rout of Morris Brown. From a reliable source:—Plans are underway to increase the seating ca pacity of the Sunset Casino—Clark’s supporters can yell louder when seat ed. In the Sewer bowl game (Sophs vs South Atlanta) William Myles ran 105 yards for a touchdown with his overcoat on. Sophs won 14-7 The Clark College football team of 1946 refused to play in a post season bowl game—all guys wanted to spend Christmas at home. Lou Ella (Baby Lou) Fortson is the Pin Up girl in sports around the cam pus. She has really won the fellows’ hearts with her display of fine sports manship. She is an excellent softball, tennis, and volleyball player—she skates, too. Baby Lou hails from Knoxville, Tennessee. PIANIST ACCLAIMED BY CLARK AUDIENCE (Continued From Page One) three American tunes—“Casey Jones” (Central Southern States, 1894), “Deep River” (Negro Spiritual) and “Yankee Doodle” Revolutionary War Period). Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody” gave a dramatic and deserving climax for the preceding numbers and Mr. Fred eric was recalled by roaring applause for two encores, one of which was Rimsky-Korsakoff’s “Flight of the Bumble Bee” arranged for piano by Mr. Frederic himself. Mr. Frederic who is known as one of the outstanding pianists of j the younger generation was born and edu cated in the United States. His first appearance on the concert platform in this country set a musical prece dent when without recourse to the or-, thodox promotional channels, he played the amazing total of two hun dred and fifty-seven concerts in three seasons. The success of these tours was further proved by his recall for seventy-five return engagements. Re viewing his playing, Eugene Stim- son, eminent critic of music for the Chicago Daily News, wrote: “In some twenty years of reviewing I have never encountered a pianist with quite Mr. Frederic’s poetry of mind and devotion to beauty. I can quite understand the magnetic quality of his hold over his audience and I am sure his is something that will only increase with the years.” There will be little relaxation this year for Frederic at his Southern Maryland country place. Along with his heavy schedule he is on the fac ulty of the Ohio State University as a visiting artist, now on leave for the concert season. Of singular interest is the unique way in wjhi,ch Mr. Frederic has solved the shipping problem of the Steinway Concert Grand Piano which he uses exclusively throughout his extensive tours. A specially built trailer of his own design provides a safe all-weath er conveyance for transportation of the instrument. It is ingeniously so constructed that movers can unload and set the piano on an auditorium stage in twenty minutes. The unit has toured the length and breadth of this country and Mexico. not important—an American is sim ply an American. Particularly note worthy is the interest of the French in the literature by and about Negroes which interest was evidenced by a book fair in Paris this summer. A limited number of questions and discussion followed the lecture after which all guests were invited to re main for refreshments and an oppor tunity to look through some litera ture which the speaker made avail able. The Ohio Club is to be commended for this contribution to the cultural program of the college. Clark Upsets Tuskegee By CECIL A. BLYE In their initial encounter of the 1947 hardwood season, Clark’s Fight ing Panthers recorded a 54-49 upset over Tuskegee’s Golden Tigers on January 8, at the Sunset Casino. The Panthers, SIAC champions of 1946, went into a 7-4 lead with Capt, Raymond (Hawk) Williams, Billie (Wonderman) Barnes, and Phonecia Morris playing with the strings. C. George and W, George dropped two “float” shots for Tuskegee to keep the Tigers ,'close behind the fast moving Panthers. After a thrilling display of ball handling and “impos sible” shots by both teams, Clark pos sessed a 30-24 halftime lead, After a brief intermission, Tuske gee’s Golden Tigers returned to the court in inspired fashion and regis tered five “quick” points to come with in one point of the Clark cagemen, Sweeney, Dearo, and Hambrick col laborated to score six points for Clark. Their feat was duplicated by Harwick, Jones, and Porter of Tus kegee to increase the scores 36-35. In the final minute of play, Capt. Williams, “Judo” Brown, Williamson, and Colquitt combined their shots for ten points for Clark and Porter, W. George, C. Jones, and Hardwick scored eleven points for Tuskegee to tie the score 46-46. The regulation time expired with Clark and Tuske gee deadlocked 46-46. With an added five minutes of play, Clark’s Fighting Panthers out-scored the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee and coped a well earned 54-49 victory. WITH JUSTICE TO ALL (Continued from Page Three) Five of them left and then there were two. • Be careful, Big Six! Judo and Tweet, you’d better keep them apart, the city and dorm I mean, we wouldn’t want any casualties. James Washington, what has your come hither smile gotten for you? Do you really know? Prater, your train is near Alonzo, your train ir here But, Hamp Pettigrew, your train is gone. What are you waiting for? Phinazee, what’s the score between you and E. Allison ? If it is tell us. If it isn’t, don’t stand in the shadows. Marquito Nelson, you’re wrong. You can’t fool Jack by hiding behind “Daddy.” Why! Oh! Why! Are there such things as New Year’s Resolutions? Elaine Pace has made a Resolution, “I, Elaine Pace, resolve to be better in my schoolwork and stay in at night to study,” Dp you believe it? I don’t, What is this I hear, see, and roust tell, Mattie L, is forever saying that she is going to live true tp Jack B.' so don’t interfere, fellows, Hey, Mat- tie, tell more girls to do as you are doing, and there won’t be so many broken legs, arms, heads, etc,, around the campus. Clark Crushes Morehouse 41-30 By CECIL A. BLYE Employing the same type of trick ery that won them the SIAC cham pionship of 1946, Clark’s Fighting Panthers crushed the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College 41-30 Saturday, January 11, at the Morehouse College Gym, The game began with Capt, Ray mond Hawk) Williams of Clark' and Fleming of Morehouse jumping cen ter. Immediately Clark went into a 6-0 lead by virtue of timely shots by Williams and Barnes. Balwin, Smith, and Tompkins retaliated for More house to deadlock the count 6-6 and after a few minutes of defensive playing, Clark gained a permanent lead with Dearo, Gray, Barnes and Morris finding their shooting range. BOOK REVIEW (Continued from Page Two) portant thing. Character delineation is obviously the author’s chief inter est. The plot exists only as a means of bringing the two families together in such a way as to show how firmly and inevitably they are separated by trivialities. It is noteworthy that the author is entirely detached—favoring neither the Redcliffes nor the Hessen- winkles. She makes no decisions nor points any moral; the decision is left to the reader. Three O’clock Dinner is truly an American book if we can use the term American to imply the melting pot spirit of the pioneers. It sympathetic ally ridicules the “old settler” com plex and contains the same implica tions as F. D. Roosevelt’s statement in a famous address to the Daughters of the American Revolution: “We are all descendants of immigrants.” Other good examples of the novel of manners are Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and William Dean How ell’s The Rise of Silas Lapham. It seems as if the New Year has brought to the eyes of the campus circle the affairs of Blye and Raines, with Raines playing the lead if her understudy doesn’t take over. Watch out, Effie, remember D. I. “Romeo, Romeo, whereforth art thou, Romeo,” that’s what Ann Wells is saying these days. Ha! Ha! Ha! Why did you change from Judo to Romeo ? Did D. S. have any thing to do with that. You didn’t know we knew about that did you, Ann? ? Ha! Ha! Dorothy Grant, how dare you try ing to stay in the background so much talking continuously about New Jersey and singing “My Silent Love.” Why don’t you give some of us a chance ? Marion Perrin, you’re ambitious we know, you’ll make a great senior, but for now cool down. You can’t have everything you want. D. Small, who was looking for you the night of Jan.. 14th, and where were you hiding. The boys would like to know. At half time, Morehouse was on the short end of a 22-19 score. The second half found Coach Charles (Pessimistic Mac) McPher son’s lads hitting the inside strings from all angles of the court. Tomp kins, Smith, Balwin, and Fleming bore the weight of the Morehouse attack but failed to come within scoring dis tance of the sharp-shooting Panthers. Paced by the superb play of Capt. Williams, Dearo, Morris, Sweeney, Barnes, Boone, Gray, and Fletcher, the swift Red and Black Panthers of Clark outplayed Morehouse to remain undefeated with their 41-30 victory. C. V. HOLLAND TO APPEAR IN RECITAL (Continued from Page One) Atlanta and other areas. Last spring he was invited to Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where his rendition was enthusiastically re ceived. His recall to New Orleans (Dillard) in December, 1946, attests to his success with music lovers in that city. He has also given recitals at Palmer Memorial Institute, Se- dalia, North Carolina, at Anniston, Alabama, and at Ebeneezer Baptist Church as well as other churches in the City. The artist’s repertoire includes heavy and light classics which he per forms beautifully and interprets ef fectively in the original language of composition. Many of his enthusiasts are especially fond of his renditions of humorous selections which reveal much of his own keen sense of humor. He excels as well in folk songs of America and other nations and par ticularly in his interpretations of Ne gro spirituals. Working closely with Mr. Holland in the preparation of hia coming re cital is Mrs. Marian English Sykes, a skillful accompanist and instructor of pianoforte and musicology at Clark College. Her assistance in the train ing period and her able accompani ment have been major determining factors in many of Mr. Holland’s re citals, Students and friends of the College are cordially Invited to attend Mr. Holland’s 1947 recital March 9th in Davage Auditorium at 7:30 P. M. THOUGHTS IN A PSYCHOLOGY CLASSROOM (Continued from Page Two) day. There just shouldn’t be any school on a day like this. What a shame. Boy, she’s fine (sigh) I’ve never met another girl like her. She’ll make a good wife. Wonder if I’ll see her in chapel? I know she’ll turn around and smile and I’ll miss the announcements again. Oh well they never concern me anyway. I guess these people don’t appreciate over average people. I have so much work to do, and the new semester is rapid ly approaching. Hope my marks grp okay. Dr. Nelson is sure a hard mark er. In fact everybody is. My dad says he hopes I make all A’s; gee he must be sick. There’s the bell (sigh) it sure does take a long time to ring, You know I kinda like PSYCHOL OGY.